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... three years, Patricia cleaned homes in the Bay Area for a living. But as the coronavirus pandemic ramped up and ... in the state — lost her job. Now, the undocumented immigrant from Honduras spends her days confined to the room ... assistance for undocumented workers You can find a list of relief funds offering financial assistance (in English and ...
March 31, 2020
News Article
... (dba Edwin and Dorothy Baker Foundation), the Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, Democratic Socialist of America ... medicare, and any forthcoming federally funded COVID-19 relief programs to get them through this crisis, our ... to the Long Beach COVID-19 Undocumented Community Relief Fund and to ask others to as well. Various organizers and ...
April 10, 2020
Executive Summary This is a report about a time of desperation, illness, economic ... worked together. Hundreds of funds provided crisis relief to undocumented immigrants, getting cash to people ... Philanthropic role and practice Partnering with immigrant justice organizations Beyond cash assistance to ...
October, 2021
Report
... steps to mitigate the harm for working-class Americans. As a result of the first three stimulus bills, some economic relief is on the horizon for the average American. ... all members have valid SSNs. This means that undocumented immigrant and mixed-status families will not receive these ...
April 16, 2020
News Article
... Friday he will use his emergency powers to create a $5 million forgivable loan program to help renters and ... from the spread of COVID-19. Unlike federal and state relief packages , families will be eligible for assistance ... slashed. Minneapolis Creates $5 million COVID-19 Relief Fund Available to Undocumented Residents ...
April 3, 2020
Response Fund
... with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) today announced a new $10 million challenge grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation toward the California Immigrant Resilience Fund . The Fund, launched on April 15, ... and their families who are ineligible for COVID-19 federal relief and most state safety-net programs. The Fund was set ...
May 11, 2020
Press Release
... crisis and are ineligible for most federal and state relief. In response, ReWork the Bay, in partnership with the ... cash relief efforts across the nine-county Bay Area, as a first step toward strengthening the infrastructure needed ...
June 10, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
... to contribute to their COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration Fund, which will provide emergency mini-grants to frontline ... and asylum procedures, and other policy changes as a result of efforts to contain COVID 19. This trend is ... y refugiadas para responder al desafío sin precedentes de la pandemia del COVID- 19. El Fondo apoyará a las ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... net programs leave millions of people without help or relief. While we applaud Congress’ quick and decisive steps ... bearing the brunt of this crisis who won’t receive a check, won’t get unemployment, and won’t be caught by ... the hands of the people who need it most: low income and immigrant families who rely on informal, part time, or gig ...
April 10, 2020
Response Fund
... experienced the most devastating job losses, according to a study published Wednesday by UC Merced Community and ... tax credit to undocumented workers, solutions backed by immigrant advocates. “To me this whole pandemic is a ... But they don’t qualify for most state and federal relief, like unemployment benefits, CalWORKS grants for ...
May 21, 2020
News Article
Immigrants have always been a vital part of the social and economic fabric of this ... young, and our elderly. So it may not be surprising that immigrant communities are disproportionately impacted by the ... limited access to social safety-net programs and federal relief funds are challenges both to undocumented immigrants ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
... unless they're married and filing taxes jointly with an immigrant who doesn’t have a Social Security number. Democratic leaders are demanding to ... chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, told NBC News. A spokesman for the IRS said that Americans in a ...
May 1, 2020
News Article
October, 2016
Factsheet, Issue Brief
... legal status, legal services are essential to securing a status adjustment and obtaining legal relief. It is estimated that 15 percent of undocumented ... presidential administration – have impacted the needs of immigrant communities and service providers. Join GCIR for a ...
July 20, 2022
Webinar
... assistance and other supports. Before the pandemic, many immigrant families faced explicit barriers to or deferred ... Assistance Program (SNAP), and subsidized housing. Now, at a time when many immigrant families need assistance because ...
June 5, 2020
Blog Post
... 17, 2019 Now more than ever, grantmakers can’t afford a siloed approach to criminal justice reform. The divest/invest frame offers an immigrant justice lens to systemic problems and potential ... along with Benita Jain of Immigrant Family Defense Fund and supervising attorney of the Immigrant Defense ...
Issue Brief
Description The immigrant justice movement needs a multi-pronged approach to ...
July 29, 2021
Webinar
... GCIR Webinar, "The Future of Immigration Legal Services: A Time For Bold Action" here, including recording and ... Materials: The Future of Immigration Legal Services: A Time for Bold Action ...
July, 2022
Program Materials
... Dream Summer, an annual national fellowship that empowers immigrant youth and allies to become the next generation of ... social justice leaders. Grounded in the value of creating a safe and healing space and promoting intersectional, ...
May 6, 2021
Webinar
... materials for GCIR's webinar, "The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement" here, including recording and ... presentation. Materials: The Role of the Arts in the Immigrant Justice Movement ...
July, 2021
Program Materials